Date: October 29, 2005 until November 01, 2005
Location: Istanbul, Turkey

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Background–Despite the proven superiority of sirolimus-eluting stents (SESs) compared with bare stents in the first year after implantation, long-term outcomes of patients treated with these novel devices remain unknown. Our goal was to evaluate the clinical, angiographic, and intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) outcomes of patients treated with SESs 4 years after implantation.

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Med J Aust. 2005 Apr 18;182(8):376-7.

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Date: October 26, 2005 until October 27, 2005
Location: The Glasgow Moat House Hotel, Glasgow, Scotland

Topics include: Peripheral Arterial Disease, Stroke, Carotid Disease, Hypertension, Diabetes, Inflammation, Angiogensis, Microcirculation, Endothelium, Renovascular Disease, Stents, Imaging, Lymphoedema, Venous Disease.

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October 16, 2005 – October 21, 2005
Washington DC, US

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Longer bare metal stent lengths have been associated with greater restenosis. However, the effect of the ratio of stent length to lesion length on clinical and angiographic restenosis after implantation of bare metal and drug-eluting stents has not been clearly defined. Patients in the TAXUS-IV study who underwent single-study stent placement were categorized into tertiles based on ratios of stent length to lesion length. Clinical results at 1 year and angiographic outcomes at 9 months were compared across the 3 groups.

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Heavy metal ions can cause allergic and inflammatory reactions that might be associated with in-stent restenosis. This randomized multicenter clinical study was designed to determine if carbon ion–implanted stents reduce luminal late loss by blocking heavy metal ion diffusion into the surrounding tissue.

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The aim of this study was to use serial volumetric intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) to evaluate the effects of polymer-based, paclitaxel-eluting stents on in-stent neointima formation and late incomplete stent apposition.

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BACKGROUND: Surgery for vertebral artery stenosis is technically difficult, potentially hazardous and is not considered in most centres. There is growing evidence from case series that vertebral artery stenosis may be treated endovascularly by percutaneous transluminal angioplasty and stenting. This may be a feasible alternative to surgery to relieve symptoms caused by significant stenosis. OBJECTIVES: The objective of this review was to assess the safety and efficacy of vertebral artery percutaneous transluminal angioplasty, with or without stenting, combined with medical care, compared to medical care alone, in patients with vertebral artery stenosis.

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Stent length predicts restenosis. The feasibility of using a short stent (
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A new, light-sensitive plastic that can be locked into a twisted form and then manipulated to snap back into its former self could be useful in everything from minimally invasive surgery to household staples.

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Eberhard Grube, MD, Presented by Jean Marco at CRT 2005

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Eighteen patients with severe carotid stenoses (>70%) underwent CBAS at our institution over the last 12 months with duplex scan-assisted CBAS. Of these, 12 were primary procedures, and 6 were performed for carotid re-stenosis. Fourteen patients (78%) were neurologically asymptomatic.

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PURPOSE: The well-defined model of angioplasty and stent implantation in the rabbit aorta is useful in experimental studies of restenosis. This study was performed to evaluate the feasibility of Micro-CT for quantification of in-stent restenosis in a rabbit aortic in-stent-restenosis model.

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